While every Metallica show I've seen has been incredible (except for about 1/4 of the Reload tour), the following is one of the best shows of any band I ever saw from any band- the crowd was crazy after Ian Astbury, lead singer of The Cult, who opened the show while on their Sonic Temple tour, got into a fight with a fan in the front row- a near riot ensued- chairs were flying all over the floor and the injured were carried out- the entire Metallica set was done with the lights only half off so that security could watch the crowd. This was their second visit to Philly on the tour- saw the first show as well- metal does not get any better than this.

July 19, 1989 - Philadelphia, PA - The Spectrum

Ecstasy of Gold (tape)
Blackened
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
Harvester of Sorrow
The Four Horsemen
The Thing That Should Not Be
Bass Solo
To Live Is To Die Doodle
Master of Puppets
Fade to Black
Seek & Destroy
...And Justice for All
Creeping Death
One
Guitar Solo
Battery
Last Caress
Am I Evil?
Damage, Inc.
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